What it's like to live near an immense and majestic mountain without paying homage to it.

We know that floor holds energy

mineral forces

mysteries

depths

 

The ROCA house is inspired by this dynamic relief

Constructed of iron stones

Its walls sometimes close blind and austere

Now they open up, incorporating the views to the far

Let the morning sun in

But protect yourself from the city

In the central courtyard are

The remote nature of the great mountain

And the intimate nature of family living spaces

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Architecture

Gustavo Penna, Norberto Bambozzi, Laura Penna, Letícia Carneiro, Oded Stahl, Alice Flores, Fernanda Tolentino, Henrique Neves, Raquel de Resende, Eduardo Magalhães, Julia Lins, Bárbara Novais, Ada Penna, Larissa Freire. Interns: Lucas Moreira, Sávio de Oliveira, Gustavo Monteiro.
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Management and Planning

Risia Botrel

Isabela Tolentino

Taimara Araújo

Place

Belo Horizonte – Minas Gerais – Brazil

 

Technical Data
Project year: 2016

Year of completion of the work: 2022

Built area: 767m²

photographs

Jomar Bragança